US4125309A - Miniature pin board assembly - Google Patents

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US4125309A
US4125309A US05/808,846 US80884677A US4125309A US 4125309 A US4125309 A US 4125309A US 80884677 A US80884677 A US 80884677A US 4125309 A US4125309 A US 4125309A
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Richard F. Grantiz
William H. Rose
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Priority to NLAANVRAGE7805909,A priority patent/NL183157C/xx
Priority to IT24062/78A priority patent/IT1096407B/it
Priority to JP7141778A priority patent/JPS548893A/ja
Priority to SE7807051A priority patent/SE426120B/sv
Priority to BR787803916A priority patent/BR7803916A/pt
Priority to ES471016A priority patent/ES471016A1/es
Priority to FR7818578A priority patent/FR2395625A1/fr
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05K—PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
    • H05K7/00—Constructional details common to different types of electric apparatus
    • H05K7/02—Arrangements of circuit components or wiring on supporting structure
    • H05K7/06—Arrangements of circuit components or wiring on supporting structure on insulating boards, e.g. wiring harnesses
    • H05K7/08—Arrangements of circuit components or wiring on supporting structure on insulating boards, e.g. wiring harnesses on perforated boards
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02B—BOARDS, SUBSTATIONS OR SWITCHING ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE SUPPLY OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02B1/00—Frameworks, boards, panels, desks, casings; Details of substations or switching arrangements
    • H02B1/20—Bus-bar or other wiring layouts, e.g. in cubicles, in switchyards
    • H02B1/207—Cross-bar layouts
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05K—PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
    • H05K1/00—Printed circuits
    • H05K1/02—Details
    • H05K1/0286—Programmable, customizable or modifiable circuits
    • H05K1/0287—Programmable, customizable or modifiable circuits having an universal lay-out, e.g. pad or land grid patterns or mesh patterns
    • H05K1/0289—Programmable, customizable or modifiable circuits having an universal lay-out, e.g. pad or land grid patterns or mesh patterns having a matrix lay-out, i.e. having selectively interconnectable sets of X-conductors and Y-conductors in different planes

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  • the present invention relates to the art of pin boards wherein pin conductors are selectively inserted into matrix of apertures of a pin board assembly which generally comprises a substrate having a plurality of conductors which are selectively connected together by the inserted pins.
  • a pin board assembly is disclosed in Patent No. 3,175,179 which includes input output contacts in the form of resilient fingers which grip inserted pins. Such an assembly is difficult to make in miniature size because of the height and width of the spring fingers.
  • U.S. Pat. No. 3,217,283 discloses a pin board assembly which can be made of miniature size.
  • input and output conductors are provided on opposite sides of a double sided printed circuit board which further is provided with angled pin holes.
  • a conductive wire is deformed upon insertion into an angled pin hole and a cross connection is maintained by the inherent resiliency of the wire.
  • the pin holes are straight, but the pins are curved. In each of the embodiments, insertion of a corresponding pin tends to flex the pin and cause it to store energy which in turn locks the pin in a corresponding pin hole.
  • a pin board assembly according to the present invention is distinguished from that shown in U.S. Pat. No. 3,175,179 because the conductors to be cross connected are of a planar configuration and they are capable of miniaturization.
  • the present invention can be distinguished from the pin board assembly of U.S. Pat. No. 3,217,283 because pin retention and also sufficient electrical contact pressure is provided by resilient yielding of an elastomeric material rather than by deflection of the conductors to be cross connected or by deflection of the cross connecting pins.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a pin board assembly with rows of planar contacts embedded in a substrate of elastomeric material which maintains the conductors in desired positions for cross connection of the same by conductive pins selectively inserted into corresponding openings of the substrate, the substrate yielding elastically to bias each corresponding inserted pin into positive pressure contact against edges of conductors exposed in the substrate openings, the substrate further resiliently gripping the pins to retain the same.
  • FIG. 1 is an enlarged perspective of a preferred embodiment of a pin board assembly according to the present invention provided with selected cross connecting pins.
  • FIG. 2 is an enlarged plan view of the preferred embodiment shown in FIG. 1.
  • FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective illustrating elongate rows of planar conductors attached to corresponding carrier strips, the conductors of one row being coplanar and overlying coplanar conductors of another row, the rows being shown in positions prior to being embedded in an elastomeric substrate.
  • FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective of the conductors shown in FIG. 3 subsequent to being embedded in a molded substrate of elastomeric material having a matrix of apertures or openings therein.
  • FIG. 5 is an enlarged fragmentary section taken along the line 5--5 of FIG. 2.
  • FIG. 6 is an enlarged fragmentary section taken along the line 6--6 of FIG. 2.
  • FIG. 7 is an enlarged fragmentary section taken along the line 7--7 of FIG. 2.
  • FIG. 1 of the drawings there is illustrated generally at 1 a pin board assembly according to the present invention.
  • Details of the assembly illustrated in FIGS. 3 and 4, include a first row of planar elongate conductors 2, the end portions 4 of which are of reduced width to provide pluggable electrical leads which initially are integral with removably secured carrier strips 6 and 8.
  • the conductors 2 are coplanar and arranged parallel in a row.
  • the conductors 2 further are provided with coplanar projectings barbs 10 for a purpose to be described.
  • a second row of planar elongate conductors 12 are illustrated in FIG. 3 having the end portions thereof configured in reduced width pluggable electrical lead portions 14 which are in turn integral with corresponding removable carrier strips 16 and 18.
  • the contacts 12 are coplanar in a row and are provided with coplanar integral barbs 20 for a purpose to be described.
  • the conductors 12 are positioned in a plane which is in spaced relationship from the plane of the conductors 2.
  • the conductors 12 also extend at desired angles with respect to the conductors 2.
  • Preferably the conductors 2 and 12 are perpendicular.
  • the conductors 2 and 12 are suitably positioned as shown in FIG. 3 prior to a molding operation. With the contacts 2 and 12 maintained in their positions shown in FIG. 3 a substrate 22 is molded in place; and the contacts are embedded in fixed positions within the substrate with the lead portions 4 and 14 projecting outwardly of the substrate. Subsequently the carrier strips 6, 8, 16 and 18 may be removed and the lead portions 4 and 14 may be bent over to depend from the substrate as shown more particularly in FIGS. 4-7.
  • the substrate 22 is provided with a plurality of openings 24 therethrough which extend from a top surface 26 to a bottom surface 28 of the substrate.
  • the openings 24 alternatively may also be in the form of recesses which communicate with the top surface 26, but which terminate before reaching the bottom surface 28.
  • the openings 24 are arranged in columns and rows in the familiar matrix pattern. As shown more particularly in FIG. 5, each opening 24 communicates with a conductor 2 and a conductor 12. More specifically an edge margin 2a of a conductor 2 and an edge margin 12a of a conductor 12 are exposed in a corresponding opening 24.
  • the substrate 22 includes molded column portions 30 projecting into corresponding openings 24 and serving as shims or spacers engaging, supporting and separating the edge margins 12a and 2a from each other.
  • each pin 32 is of elongate cylindrical configuration provided with a frustoconical blunted tip 34 and an enlarged head 36 which is molded of dielectric material, cylindrical in configuration and provided with a groove 38 in the cylindrical periphery thereof.
  • Each pin is inserted into a selected opening 24 through the uninterrupted portion thereof.
  • the substrate 22 is preferably molded from an elastomeric material which yields elastically to receive the pin.
  • each inserted pin may be readily removed when desired.
  • the groove 38 in each pin head 36 is adapted for gripping by a forceps type tool (not shown) which can be used to pull out a pin or insert the same as desired.
  • the dielectric pin head 36 impinges against the top surface 22 to limit insertion of the pin.
  • the pin head 36 further insulates a portion of the pin which projects outwardly of the opening into which it is inserted.
  • Each column portion 30 prevents deflection or deformation of corresponding edge margins 2a and 12a when pins are selectively inserted or removed from corresponding openings 24.
  • Feet 23 are molded integral with the bottom surface 28 of the substrate 22.
  • the barbs 10 and 20 of the contacts are embedded in the substrate 22 anchoring the contacts and particularly resist bending and twisting forces applied to the electrical leads 4 and 14.
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US05/808,846 US4125309A (en) 1977-06-22 1977-06-22 Miniature pin board assembly
CA303,900A CA1106048A (fr) 1977-06-22 1978-05-23 Element d'interconnexion electrique
GB24202/78A GB1591599A (en) 1977-06-22 1978-05-30 Electrical interconnection assembly
NLAANVRAGE7805909,A NL183157C (nl) 1977-06-22 1978-05-31 Elektrische verbindingsinrichting.
IT24062/78A IT1096407B (it) 1977-06-22 1978-05-31 Assieme di interconnessioni elettriche
JP7141778A JPS548893A (en) 1977-06-22 1978-06-13 Electric intermediate connecting assembly
SE7807051A SE426120B (sv) 1977-06-22 1978-06-20 Elektrisk kontaktanordning av typ kontakttavla
BR787803916A BR7803916A (pt) 1977-06-22 1978-06-20 Montagem de entreligacao eletrica
ES471016A ES471016A1 (es) 1977-06-22 1978-06-21 Una disposicion de interconexion electrica
FR7818578A FR2395625A1 (fr) 1977-06-22 1978-06-21 Ensemble d'interconnexion electrique
DE19782827487 DE2827487A1 (de) 1977-06-22 1978-06-22 Baugruppe zur gegenseitigen elektrischen verbindung

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US4664289A (en) * 1985-06-03 1987-05-12 Sanyo Electric Co, Ltd. Drug dispensing apparatus
US5257166A (en) * 1989-06-05 1993-10-26 Kawasaki Steel Corporation Configurable electronic circuit board adapter therefor, and designing method of electronic circuit using the same board
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US20040166740A1 (en) * 2003-02-20 2004-08-26 Jorgensen Martin Bondo Female connector assembly
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FR2395625A1 (fr) 1979-01-19
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GB1591599A (en) 1981-06-24
CA1106048A (fr) 1981-07-28
JPS6143819B2 (fr) 1986-09-30
IT7824062A0 (it) 1978-05-31
SE426120B (sv) 1982-12-06
NL183157B (nl) 1988-03-01
DE2827487C2 (fr) 1992-07-30
JPS548893A (en) 1979-01-23
BR7803916A (pt) 1979-01-16
NL183157C (nl) 1988-08-01
ES471016A1 (es) 1979-02-16
FR2395625B1 (fr) 1982-07-09
IT1096407B (it) 1985-08-26
NL7805909A (nl) 1978-12-28

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